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TO WHOM IT MAY COIQYLEIH;-

Be it known 'that'L CHARLES G. MATQHETT, of Greenville, Darke county,Ohio, have invented anewand useful improvement vin Window Blinds; and Ihereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exa-ct descriptionthereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing-,making partofthis specification,

My invention relates to an arrangement whereby a blind may be rolled upfrom the bottom or let down fromthe top,for be rolled bodily upward ordownward at.y discretion, so as to screen lany desired part f thewindow, much or little, and either near the top or bottom, or anyintermediate portion.

A represents the upper portion of a window.v The blind proper mayconsist' ofa series ofslats, B, c ouneeted together by cords, C, or ofvany suitable"4 matted or woren fabric, and'has its upper edge fastenedto a roller, D, terminating in reels, 0l d', around which are woundbands, E E', suspended from` the top ofthe window frame. A cord, F,attached to the roller D, and passing through suitable eyelets, G H, orover-suitable sheaves, enables the upper roller to be rolled. up or downat pleasure. Asimil'a'r cord', I, attached to the'lint'el, and passingunder and half around the lower roller J, and rove through eyelets G'H,renabl es the lower roller to be rolled up or down either in the sameor opposite direction to the upper roller, so as toscreen any desiredportion whatever of the window whether in respect to extent-orelevation. l'

All windows are, o1` should be, capable of being let' down fromvthe topas well as raised from the bottom, and window blinds or curtains thatcan 4only be raised from below 'upward must leither be enti-relyelevated, and consequently put out ofuse, or else obstruct the uppervandmost valuable part of the ventilation. -A blind thus. elevated for thesake'of air necessarily exposes the inmates to the public gaze,especially after nightfall, while, on the other hand, my form of blindenables the room to be perfectly screened without the least obstructionto ventilation. Hence my arrangement is deemed especially applicable tothe windows of front rooms and of bedrooms generally, and to the hallsoflodges and other places of assembly. i

I claim herein as new, andof my inventiuni A llexible curtain, B,'provided with bands or cords, E E F I, arranged substantially as setforth, to admit of rolling the curtain from the upper or lower end atwill. Y

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand. f

CEAS. G. MATCHETT. l

Witnesses:

GEO. H. Knien'r, W. H, MA'rcHE'rr.

